to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
nesting hole; burrow; den
route; way; course; directions
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)
migratory bird; bird of passage
sense of orientation; sense of direction
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
optimism; taking an optimistic view
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
Japanese rowan (Sorbus commixta)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
memory; ability to remember
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
even if not; even without
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
elevation; height above sea level
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
accretion of snow (on power lines, tree branches, etc.); snow sticking to surfaces
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
in one's own way or style
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
to backfire; to have a harmful result
decrease; reduction; decline
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
judgment; judgement; discernment
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to